Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in India

India: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 12.07 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
12.07 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 205 countries
All-time high
12.10 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.34 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in India, 1970–2020

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

India recorded 12.07 million number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in India peaked at 12.10 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.34 million number, in 1970.

That places India 1st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in India, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in India, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 6.34 million number
1971 6.47 million number +2.0%
1972 6.61 million number +2.2%
1973 6.76 million number +2.3%
1974 6.92 million number +2.4%
1975 7.08 million number +2.3%
1976 7.20 million number +1.8%
1977 7.31 million number +1.5%
1978 7.44 million number +1.8%
1979 7.59 million number +2.0%
1980 7.74 million number +2.0%
1981 7.89 million number +2.0%
1982 8.06 million number +2.1%
1983 8.23 million number +2.2%
1984 8.42 million number +2.3%
1985 8.60 million number +2.2%
1986 8.76 million number +1.9%
1987 8.90 million number +1.6%
1988 9.07 million number +1.8%
1989 9.24 million number +1.9%
1990 9.42 million number +2.0%
1991 9.64 million number +2.3%
1992 9.87 million number +2.5%
1993 10.11 million number +2.4%
1994 10.34 million number +2.3%
1995 10.56 million number +2.1%
1996 10.72 million number +1.5%
1997 10.84 million number +1.1%
1998 10.96 million number +1.1%
1999 11.08 million number +1.1%
2000 11.18 million number +0.9%
2001 11.25 million number +0.6%
2002 11.29 million number +0.3%
2003 11.33 million number +0.4%
2004 11.37 million number +0.3%
2005 11.41 million number +0.4%
2006 11.46 million number +0.5%
2007 11.54 million number +0.7%
2008 11.61 million number +0.6%
2009 11.68 million number +0.6%
2010 11.74 million number +0.5%
2011 11.80 million number +0.5%
2012 11.85 million number +0.4%
2013 11.89 million number +0.4%
2014 11.93 million number +0.3%
2015 11.97 million number +0.3%
2016 12.00 million number +0.3%
2017 12.06 million number +0.4%
2018 12.08 million number +0.2%
2019 12.10 million number +0.2%
2020 12.07 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.97 million number 6.34 million number 7.59 million number 10
1980s 8.49 million number 7.74 million number 9.24 million number 10
1990s 10.35 million number 9.42 million number 11.08 million number 10
2000s 11.41 million number 11.18 million number 11.68 million number 10
2010s 11.94 million number 11.74 million number 12.10 million number 10
2020s 12.07 million number 12.07 million number 12.07 million number 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China 7.72 million number compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 2.46 million number compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 2.30 million number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More reference data data for India

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in India?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in India was 12.07 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 12.10 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 6.34 million number in 1970.
How does India rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
India ranks 1st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in India. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-female-number/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-female-number/india/">Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in India</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.